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Mohan P, Shahul Hamid F. Charting the microplastic menace: A bibliometric analysis of pollution in Malaysian mangroves and polypropylene bioaccumulation assessment in Anadara granosa. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 205:116654. [PMID: 38959572 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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According to a bibliometric analysis, studies on microplastic pollution in Malaysia are still incomprehensive. This study found microplastic contamination in sediment (97 particles/kg) and water (10,963 particles/m3) samples from Malaysian mangroves. Sediment from Matang and water from Kuala Selangor recorded the highest microplastic concentrations at 140 ± 5.13 particles/kg and 13,350 ± 37.95 particles/m3, respectively. Fragmented, blue, rayon and particles of <0.1 mm microplastic were the most abundant in sediment and water. In an experiment of polypropylene microplastic uptakes, Anadara granosa was found to uptake more 0.1 mm fiber particles. The uptake is strongly correlated to the presence of microplastics in sediment and water. The estimated dietary intake (EDI) indicates that a consumer could ingest 507 microplastic particles/year by consuming contaminated A. granosa. Therefore, mitigating measures are crucial to safeguard aquatic systems and humans from microplastic pollution.
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- Priya Mohan
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Center for Research in Waste Management, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Maw MM, Boontanon N, Aung HKZZ, Jindal R, Fujii S, Visvanathan C, Boontanon SK. Microplastics in wastewater and sludge from centralized and decentralized wastewater treatment plants: Effects of treatment systems and microplastic characteristics. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 361:142536. [PMID: 38844106 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Domestic wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play a vital role in limiting the release of microplastics (MP) into the environment. This study examined MP removal efficiency from five centralized and four decentralized domestic WWTPs in Bangkok, Thailand. MP concentrations in wastewater and sludge were comparable between centralized and decentralized WWTPs, despite these decentralized WWTPs serving smaller populations and having limited treatment capacity. The elimination of MPs ranged from 50 to 96.8% in centralized WWTPs and 14.2-53.6% in decentralized WWTPs. It is noted that the retained MPs concentrations in sludge ranged from 20,000 to 228,100 MP/kg dry weight. The prevalence of synthetic fibers and fragments could be attributed to their pathways from laundry or car tires, and the accidental release of a variety of plastic wastes ended up in investigated domestic WWTPs. Removal of MPs between the centralized and decentralized WWTPs was influenced by several impact factors including initial MP concentrations, longer retention times, MP fragmentation, and variations of MP concentrations in sludge leading to different activated sludge process configurations. Sewage sludge has become a primary location for the accumulation of incoming microplastics in WWTPs. The MPs entering and leaving each unit process were varied due to the unique characteristics of MPs, and their different treatment efficiencies. While the extended hydraulic retention period in decentralized WWTPs decreased the MP removal efficacy, the centralized WWTP with the two-stage activated sludge process achieved the highest MP removal efficiency.
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- Me Me Maw
- Graduate Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73710, Thailand
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- Research Center and Technology, Development for Environmental Innovation, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73710, Thailand
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- Graduate Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73710, Thailand
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- Graduate Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73710, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73710, Thailand
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- Graduate Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73710, Thailand; Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Chiu MC, Ao S, Ling C, He F, Luo Q, Wen Z, Cai Q, Resh VH. Meta-ecosystem Frameworks Can Enhance Control of the Biotic Transport of Microplastics. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:12846-12852. [PMID: 38975878 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c04444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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The lack of systematic approaches and analyses to identify, quantify, and manage the biotic transport of microplastics (MPs) along cross-ecosystem landscapes prevents the current goals of sustainable environmental development from being met. This Perspective proposes a meta-ecosystem framework, which considers organismal and resource flows among ecosystems to shed light on the research and management challenges related to both abiotic and biotic MP transport at landscape levels. We discuss MP transport pathways through species movements and trophic transfers among ecosystems and sub-ecosystems, and highlight these pathways in the mitigation of MP pollution. The integration of biotic pathways across landscapes prioritizes management actions for MP transport using diverse approaches such as wastewater treatment and plastic removal policies to mitigate contamination. In addition, our framework emphasizes the potential sink enhancement of MPs through habitat conservation and enhancement of riparian vegetation. By considering the mechanisms of meta-ecosystem dynamics through the processes of biotic dispersal, accumulation, and the ultimate fate of MPs, advances in the environmental impact assessment and management of MP production can proceed more effectively.
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- Ming-Chih Chiu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430061, China
- Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-0825, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430061, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin 12587, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430061, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430061, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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de Castro DG, Lemes da Silva AL, das Neves Lopes M, Freire AS, Leite NK. Effect of urbanization and water quality on microplastic distribution in Conceição Lagoon watershed, Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:28870-28889. [PMID: 38564130 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33029-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Urbanization in watersheds leads to the introduction of sources of microplastics and other pollutants in water bodies. However, the effect of urbanization on microplastic pollution and the relationship between microplastics and water quality are not well understood. We assessed the distribution of microplastics in tributaries urbanized, non-urbanized and in the receiving lagoon body of Conceição Lagoon watershed. The results show that urbanization significantly affects water quality but does not differentiate tributaries in terms of microplastic concentrations. Microplastic concentrations were lower in the receiving lagoon body compared with the tributaries, highlighting their importance in microplastic pollution in the studied lagoon. Microplastic concentration was correlated with low N:P ratios in the lagoon and associated with high levels of total phosphorus, which indicate the discharge of effluents. The correlations between microplastic concentration, water temperature, and dissolved oxygen in the lagoon were based on the temporal variations of these variables. Precipitation and wind velocity had influence on microplastic distribution in the watershed. Our findings underscore the importance of evaluating water quality parameters and meteorological variables to comprehend the microplastic distribution at small watersheds.
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- Daniela Grijó de Castro
- Department of Ecology and Zoology, Laboratory of Continental Water Ecology (LIMNOS), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, S/N, Sala 210, Bloco B, Térreo - Córrego Grande, ZIP: 88.040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Zoology, Laboratory of Continental Water Ecology (LIMNOS), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, S/N, Sala 210, Bloco B, Térreo - Córrego Grande, ZIP: 88.040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Zoology, Laboratory of Continental Water Ecology (LIMNOS), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, S/N, Sala 203, Bloco B, Térreo - Córrego Grande, ZIP: 88.040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Zoology, Laboratory of Crustaceans and Plankton (LCP), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, S/N, Sala 210, Bloco B, Térreo - Córrego Grande, ZIP: 88.040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Zoology, Laboratory of Continental Water Ecology (LIMNOS), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, S/N, Sala 210, Bloco B, Térreo - Córrego Grande, ZIP: 88.040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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Luo S, Wu H, Xu J, Wang X, He X, Li T. Effects of lakeshore landcover types and environmental factors on microplastic distribution in lakes on the Inner Mongolia Plateau, China. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133115. [PMID: 38096614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Microplastic pollution in freshwater environments has received increasing attention. However, limited research on the occurrence and distribution of microplastics in plateau lakes. This study investigated the microplastic characteristics and influencing factors in lakes with different land cover types on the Inner Mongolia Plateau. Results showed that microplastic abundance ranged from 0.5 to 12.6 items/L in water and 50-325 items/kg in sediments. Microplastics in water were predominantly polypropylene (50.5%), fragments (40.5%), and 50-200 µm (66.7%). High-density (27.9%), fibrous (69.3%), and large-sized microplastics (47.7%) were retained primarily in lake sediments. The highest microplastic abundance in water was found in cropland lakes and grassland lakes, while that in sediments was in descending order of desert lakes > cropland lakes > grassland lakes > forest-grassland lakes. Differences among lake types suggest that agriculture, tourism, and atmospheric transport may be critical microplastic sources. Microplastic distribution was positively correlated with farmland and artificial surface coverage, showing that land cover types related to human activities could exacerbate microplastic pollution in lakes. Redundancy analysis showed that ammonia nitrogen and pH were the key physicochemical factors affecting microplastic distribution in lakes, indicating the potential sources of microplastics in lakes and the uniqueness of microplastic occurrence characteristics in desert saline-alkaline lakes, respectively.
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- Shuai Luo
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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Kuroda M, Isobe A, Uchida K, Tokai T, Kitakado T, Yoshitake M, Miyamoto Y, Mukai T, Imai K, Shimizu K, Yagi M, Mituhasi T, Habano A. Abundance and potential sources of floating polystyrene foam macro- and microplastics around Japan. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 925:171421. [PMID: 38442765 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Polystyrene foam is widely used due to its lightweight, impact resistance, and excellent thermal insulation properties. Meanwhile, weak adhesion between beads in polystyrene foam leads to fragmentation, generating a substantial amount of microplastics (<5 mm). Such polystyrene foam debris littered on beaches diminishes the aesthetic value of coastal areas, negatively impacting tourism. Due to its density lower than other plastics, polystyrene foam macroplastics float on the sea surface and, thus, they are significantly influenced by wind drag during oceanic transport. In contrast, polystyrene foam microplastics drifting beneath the sea surface are carried mostly by ocean currents. These properties of polystyrene foam macroplastics and microplastics hinder the elucidation of their transport, distribution, and fate in nature, despite their potential to adversely impact marine ecosystems. To elucidate the generation, transport, and fragmentation processes of polystyrene foam ocean plastics, we conducted concurrent visual observations and surface net towing from seven training vessels around Japan during 2014-2020. Overall, the abundances of polystyrene foam ocean plastics were higher in the Sea of Japan than in the North Pacific south of Japan. The average abundances of polystyrene foam microplastics and macroplastics were 0.33 pieces/m3 and 0.45 pieces/km, respectively, over the entire sea area around Japan. In the Sea of Japan, the peak abundances of polystyrene foam macroplastics occurred in upstream of the Tsushima Current, while the peak for microplastics occurred downstream, suggesting that continuous fragmentation occurred during transport between the two peaks. Backward-in-time particle tracking model experiments suggested that the sources of polystyrene foam macroplastics observed in the Sea of Japan included aquaculture buoys and styrene debris beached around the Tsushima Strait. The present study demonstrated that reducing the release of polystyrene foam aquaculture floats will likely diminish the abundance of ocean plastics in the Sea of Japan.
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- Mao Kuroda
- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan; Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan.
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan.
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- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan.
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- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1, Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan.
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- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1, Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041-8611, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo machi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo machi, Nagasaki city, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
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- Training Vessel Kagoshima maru, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 4-50-20 Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan.
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- Training Vessel Kagoshima maru, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 4-50-20 Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan.
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Khedre AM, Ramadan SA, Ashry A, Alaraby M. Seasonal variations of microplastic in sediment, Chironomus sp. larvae, and chironomid tubes in two wastewater sites in Sohag Governorate, Egypt. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:125846-125865. [PMID: 38008829 PMCID: PMC10754750 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30855-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Microplastic (MP) contamination is an acknowledged global problem that poses a severe risk to aquatic ecosystem biota. Nevertheless, little is known about their prevalence in animal construction. The main objective of our study was to reduce the gap information of seasonal abundance, distribution, composition, and risk assessment of MP contamination. The concentrations of MPs in sediment, Chironomus sp. larvae, and their tubes were found to be higher in site 2 (S2) than in site 1 (S1) during the four seasons of the year. However, MP concentrations ranged from 312 ± 64.7 to 470 ± 70 items/kg dry weight, 0.79 ± 0.16 to 1.1 ± 0.3 particles/individual, and 0.5 ± 0.04 to 0.9 ± 0.04 particles/tube in sediment, Chironomus, and chironomid tubes, respectively. Blue and red polyester fibers are the most dominant MPs which are distributed in sediment, Chironomus, and chironomid tubes. The length of the dominant fiber accumulates in Chironomus, and their tubes are highly varied compared to that of the substrate. Additionally, we found that the mean number of MPs/individual larvae in the fourth instar was significantly higher than that in the second instar. Risk indicators for the environment, polymer risk assessment, and pollution load were estimated, where they were higher in S2 than in S1 correlated to MPs abundance and polymer type. The seasonal fluctuation in MP concentration, characterization, and risk in the two sites could depend on the amount of sewage effluent discharged into the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), which was reflected by Chironomus sp. larvae. Therefore, further research should be done to adopt the applicability of Chironomus as MP bioindicators in various freshwater environments throughout the world.
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- Azza M Khedre
- Group of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt
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- Group of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt
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- Group of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt.
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- Group of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt
- Group of Mutagenesis, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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Mishra A, Mohan Viswanathan P, Ramasamy N, Panchatcharam S, Sabarathinam C. Spatiotemporal distribution of microplastics in Miri coastal area, NW Borneo: inference from a periodical observation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:103225-103243. [PMID: 37688695 PMCID: PMC10567912 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29582-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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The current study aims to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of microplastics (MPs) in the Miri coast, targeting their occurrences, characterisation, and potential sources. For a periodical study, coastal sediments were collected from three different time intervals (monsoon, post-monsoon, and post-COVID) and subjected to stereomicroscope, ATR-FTIR, and SEM-EDX analyses. These results show a significant increase of MPs in post-COVID samples by approximately 218% and 148% comparatively with monsoon and post-monsoon samples, respectively. The highest concentration of MPs was detected near the river mouths and industrial areas where the waste discharge rate and anthropogenic activities dominate. Fibre-type MPs are the most abundant, with an average of nearly 64%, followed by fragments, films, microbeads, and foams. The most dominant polymer types were polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyester (PET). Overall, the current study shows a better understanding of MPs occurrence and potential sources in the Miri coastal area.
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- Anshuman Mishra
- Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Ma N, Ma D, Liu X, Zhao L, Ma L, Ma D, Dong S. Bisphenol P exposure in C57BL/6 mice caused gut microbiota dysbiosis and induced intestinal barrier disruption via LPS/TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 175:107949. [PMID: 37126915 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Despite being one of the most world's widely used and mass-produced compounds, bisphenol A (BPA) has a wide range of toxic effects. Bisphenol P (BPP), an alternative to BPA, has been detected in many foods. The effects of BPP dietary exposure on gut microbiota and the intestinal barrier were unclear. We designed three batches of animal experiments: The first studied mice were exposed to BPP (30 µg/kg BW/day) for nine weeks and found that they gained weight and developed dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. The second, using typical human exposure levels (L, 0.3 µg/kg BW/day BPP) and higher concentrations (M, 30 µg/kg BW/day BPP; H, 3000 µg/kg BW/day BPP), caused gut microbiota dysbiosis in mice, activated the Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) /TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway, triggered an inflammatory response, increased intestinal permeability, and promoted bacterial translocation leading to intestinal barrier disruption. The third treatment used a combination of antibiotics and alleviated intestinal inflammation and injury. This study demonstrated the mechanism of injury and concentration effects of intestinal damage caused by BPP exposure, providing reference data for BPP use and control and yielding new insights for human disease prevention.
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- Nana Ma
- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China.
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